Raevsky Redoubt

The Raevsky Redoubt was a massive open-baked earthwork constructed by the Imperial Russian Army in preparation for the Battle of Borodino in 1812. The earthwork, erected on the watch of General Nikolay Raevsky, mounted 19 twelve-pounder cannons and several regiments of Russian troops, and the redoubt was the site of some of the fiercest fighting of the battle on 7 September 1812. The redoubt was captured by the Grande Armee of the First French Empire with heavy losses, and a great monument was dedicated to the redoubt in 1839.